Black History Month Crossword

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  1. 4. After escaping slavery, became an abolitionist.
  2. 7. Wrote the "I have a dream" speech.
  3. 9. Helped other slaves escape with the underground railroad
  4. 12. Arguably the greatest women's tennis player of all time.
  5. 14. First African American to work for the US Postal Service.
  6. 15. Refused to move from her seat on the bus.
  7. 16. Famous African American author that wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
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  1. 1. American poet during the Harlem Renaissance
  2. 2. First African American to play on a Major Leauge Baseball Team.
  3. 3. First African American Vice President in the United States.
  4. 5. First African American President in the United States.
  5. 6. First African American to desegregate an all white school in Louisiana.
  6. 8. Wrote an autobiography that was pubished in 1860.
  7. 10. Worked to desegregate schools after the ruling of Brown v. Board.
  8. 11. The "father of modern Chicago blues."
  9. 13. Founded the first fully African American Christan domination in the United States.